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JOURNAL OF CYSTIC FIBROSIS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages 29-36Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcf.2013.06.008
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CFTR; Ivacaftor; Potentiator; VX-770
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- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
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Background: Ivacaflor (KALYDECO (TM), VX-770) is a CFTR potentiator that increased CFTR channel activity and improved lung function in patients age 6 years and older with CF who have the G551D-CFTR gating mutation. The aim of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effect of ivacaflor on mutant CFTR protein forms with defects in protein processing and/or channel function. Methods: The effect of ivacaflor on CFTR function was tested in electrophysiological studies using a panel of Fischer rat thyroid (FRT) cells. expressing 54 missense CFTR mutations that cause defects in the amount or function of CFTR at the cell surface. Results: Ivacaftor potentiated multiple mutant CFTR protein forms that produce functional CFTR at the cell surface. These included mutant CFTR forms with mild defects in CFTR processing or mild defects in CFTR channel conductance. Conclusions: These in vitro data indicated that ivacaflor is a broad acting CFTR potentiator and could be used to help stratify patients with CF who have different CFTR genotypes for studies investigating the potential clinical benefit of ivacaftor. (C) 2013 European Cystic Fibrosis Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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